Markquese Bell is a guy that I think they have some vision for

[Floatyworm]

Might give us a clue how the Cowboys will be approaching FA and the draft.



@nickeatman with a little insight on Shan & RJ about a #Cowboys player who could have a bigger role in Christian Parker’s defense:

“…You wonder about the versatility of some of these players. The name that I’ve been told twice in the building was Markquese Bell is a guy that I think they have some vision for…”

Eatman said that “tweeners” might be more important in a defense like this, which asks some players to play in multiple spots.

Remember—Dallas gave Bell a three-year deal last offseason.

I think they got a vision for him too.......

 

[ConstantReboot]

No no no.

Move on from everyone on this defense outside of Eze, Osa, Williams, Clark, Overshown.

He is not good. Too small to play linebacker and too slow to play safety

Bell is actually pretty fast. He clocked in at 4.41 at the combine.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He's a very good backup/Special Teamer. As a starter he is below a JAG

Under Flus. As mentioned, he had some good games under DQ.

 

[cald0d30s0]

Remember on Parsons’ podcast with Love?

Love said it was easy to run against Dallas because they had a safety playing LB… It was Bell…

 

[rambo2]

Looks like they will play with 3 safeties instead of a nickel corner type.

 

[exciter]

No no no.

Move on from everyone on this defense outside of Eze, Osa, Williams, Clark, Overshown.

He is not good. Too small to play linebacker and too slow to play safety

How exactly is a guy who ran an official 4.41 at 6'2 212 too slow to play safety?
Exactly how fast does a safety have to be?

 

[Carson]

How exactly is a guy who ran an official 4.41 at 6'2 212 too slow to play safety?
Exactly how fast does a safety have to be?

Running fast in a straight line is much different than reading and reacting to plays

 

[exciter]

Running fast in a straight line is much different than reading and reacting to plays

And he had the 5th highest coverage score at LB 2 seasons ago.
The belief that he can't contribute in a hybrid role especially on passing downs is ridiculous!

 

[slick325]

Meh...

 

[Ring Leader]

Running fast in a straight line is much different than reading and reacting to plays

True

 

[kumizi]

Bell looked like he had potential but never emerged. Now I’m pretty indifferent on him.

 

[TheSport78]

We’re over here still talking about Bell in 2026! I swear these mothership media guys are so, so porous.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

There's combine speed and game speed. Bell doesn't play like a 4.4 guy, hell, Dez who ran a 4.52 at the combine played a lot faster than Bell. My thought is he's a guy that's better closer to the line of scrimmage and running downhill, similar to Donovan Wilson. Just not fast enough in space.

im not disagreeing. Im just saying he’s not slow. He has other issues and I don’t think speed is one of them.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

At LB

He did. Eberflus and Zimmer couldn’t even do that though.

 

[ratkinson]

I think they need to move him back into the nickel/dime linebacker role they had him in under Quinn. Unfortunately, Quinn made him a full-time linebacker when we lost LVE and Bell wasn't up to that challenge, but he showed ability when given that underneath role where he could be used as a run defender and underneath cover man.

I agree about putting Bell back into that nickel/dime LB role.
He was decent in that spot, but to be fair Quinn was forced to go to Bell when they lost LVE as you stated.

The FO didn't have an adequate backup plan and the run game suffered. The underweight Bell got put in and was punished.

Maybe CP and his coaching staff can salvage a couple of the OTHERS- like James.

That's what I'll be interested to see going forward. Can they develop any of these dudes...

Not gonna turn this defense around in one yr...

 

[ConstantReboot]

Bell ran a 4.41 at the combine, so he isn’t slow. If it seems like he plays slow, that only highlights how poor the defensive coaching really is. They never know how to use the talent on this team and don’t know how to build a team around it.

I think that, with proper coaching and by playing the slot safety spot that Parker wants him to play, he will excel in that position.

 

[Coogiguy03]

No no no.

Move on from everyone on this defense outside of Eze, Osa, Williams, Clark, Overshown.

He is not good. Too small to play linebacker and too slow to play safety

Osa too!!

 

[Aven8]

Put some talent around and suddenly Bell gets a lot better.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Put some talent around and suddenly Bell gets a lot better.

I wouldn't count on that

 

[Carson]

And he had the 5th highest coverage score at LB 2 seasons ago.
The belief that he can't contribute in a hybrid role especially on passing downs is ridiculous!

We’re talking about 2 seasons ago.

I have no issues with Bell. But this has been the problem with this organization for 30 years.

Instead of trying to improve talent and get better, they continually think our guys just need to work harder to be better.

Solid 3-4 safety, special teams guy. But to just think the light bulb will go on and he will become some star is wild to me.